Veges and voting

I decided to dig a vegetable garden (mostly because fresh veges shit all over anything you get at the store). But after being in the sun (for what seems like) about 50 hours. I disgruntledly looked at my pathetic attempt of a garden, it was only about a metre squared that I had actually managed to dig. It was kinda hot and I couldn’t breathe properly after mowing the lawn (I think I have some crazy allergy to grass – I couldn’t breathe for an hour or so – well ok I could breathe (otherwise I would have died) but I had a bit of difficulty) I went to go to the chemist, (Saturday afternoon all closed – what was I thinking??) to get something but after awhile it got better, just as well I suppose.

I had to vote today, well everyone in Oz had to vote – it’s compulsory here. But I would have thought that there would have been polling booths all over the place like a plague – boy was I wrong… I did a cruise around looking for one – they’re easy to spot, they are the schools, halls, churches with millions (ok a slight exaggeration) of cars parked out front and crazy stalker like people holding handfuls of “vote for my party” brochures (these people are best to be avoided at all costs – if you can manage it) if you accept from one you will be laden down with a small tree by the time you get inside to actually vote – and then horror of horrors you just throw all that paper away. Ummm I even noticed the “Green Party” had some, tut, tut.

But as I was saying I drove around for quite awhile looking (I now know the locations of the local schools) and finally gave up and went to the other side of town where I knew there would be one (I only knew this because that where it was for the last small local election). But in a town (city, whatever) of over 50,000 you would think there would have been more than one. But if there was I couldn’t find it. But needless to say I did vote and now that is over with for the next 4 years. Good luck JH.